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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION, WITH ATTACHMENT, AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT,
IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, WITH
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE,
INC., (HOPE), A FLORIDA NON PROFIT
CORPORATION, TO PROVIDE AN ADMINISTRATIVE
GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT
AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITHIN
THE CITY'S HOUSING PROGRAMS, WITH FUNDS
THEREFOR BEING ALLOCATED FROM THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is desirous of complying with
the federal regulations of the U. S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) regarding fair housing; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Opportunities Projeot for Exoellenoe,
Inc., a non-profit organization was established to assist in
implementing fair housing enforcement and educational activities
within Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the City residents will be the direct beneficiaries
of having an agency within the City that can provide fair housing
information; and
WHEREAS, administration funding in the amount of $50,000 is
available from the Community Development Blook Grant Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution hare hereby adopted by reference
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coNrai2-aED
CITY COMMSSION
MEETING OF
MAY 14 1992
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thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this -
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized`/ to
enter into an agreement, in substantially the attached form, with
Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc., (HOPE), a
Florida non profit corporation, to provide an administrative
grant in the amount of $50,000, for the implementation of fair
housing enforcement and eduoational outreach activities within
the City's housing programs for the benefit of low and moderate
income persons.
Section 3. Funds for this project are hereby allocated
from the Community Development Block Grant Program.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this lgth day of
XAVIE
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MAT Y HIRAI
CITY CLERK
1992.
SUAR L, MAYOR
The herein authorization is further subject to oomplianoe
with all requirements that may be imposed by the City
Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by
applicable City Charter and Code provisions.
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BUDGETARY REVIEW: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW:
MANOHAR SU FRANK CA TAN D , DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT CITY =ER DEPT. OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT --
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: FINANCE REVIEW:
ALBER INE B. SMITH CARLOS A, DIRECTOR
CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY DEPARTMEN OF FINANCE
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. N J E , II
CITY ATTO EY
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT entered into this — day of
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State of Florida, (hereinafter referred to as the "CITY"), and
Housing Opportunities Project For Excellence, Inc. (HOPE), a
Florida not for profit corporation, (hereinafter referred to as
the "CONTRACTOR").
FUNDING SOURCE: Community Development Block Grant
TERM OF.THE AGREEMENT: One Year
A14OUNT: $ 50,000 VENDOR NUMBER:
TAX IDENTIFICATION NO.:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: William Thompson, Jr.
ADDRESS: 19 West Flagler Street, Suite 214, Miami, FL. 33130
TELEPHONE NO.: (305) 374-4660
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
obligations herein set forth, the parties understand and agreed
as follows:
ARTICLE I
1.0 BASIC REQUIREMENTS
1.1 Corporate Resolution authorizing execution of this
Agreement.
1.2 Work Program (approved by the CITY).
The Work Program submitted by the CONTRACTOR to the CITY
became an attachment to this agreement and shall include the
following:
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1 A description of the work to be performed
2. A schedule for completing the work, and
3. A budget. "
These items shall be in sufficient detail to provida a sound
basis for the CITY to Effectively monitor performance by the
CONTRACTOR under this agreement. Z.
1.3 budget Summary, to include: completion of C0UA"RACT0R's
Program/Line-Item Budget/Expenditure Justification, Totul _
Actual and Projected Funds Disclosure, and Staff Salaries
Schedule (on forms supplied by the CITY); budget fur
program -generated revenues; copies of all subcontracts =
arid/or management services Agreements funded in whole or in -
part under this Agreement.
1.4 Certificate of Insurance which reflects CONTRACTOR s
current liability insurance, naming the CITY as primary or
additional insured as determined by the Risk Management
Division of the CITY; current Workers' Compensation
insurance, current Fidelity Bond (applicable for all persons
who are authorized to receive and disburse funds under this
Agreement); and other coverage as deemed necessary, if
applicable (i.e. automobile insurance).
1.5 CONTRACTOR's Corporate Seal (to be affixed to Signatory
Page, and Corporate Resolution).
1.6 Copy of CONTRACTOR's Article of Incorporation, Charter and
Bylaws.
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1.7 List of Present Principal Guvernin6 Beard Officers and
Members o.•' the Board ( names, addresses and te-j.eprione
numbers;.
1.8 List of Key Staff Persu.i:3, with their titles, who will carry
out this program.
1.9 Completion of Authorized Representative Statement.
1.10 Completion of Statement of Accounting System.
1.11 A letter from an independent Certified Public Accountant
which expresses the opinion that the C0NTRACTOR's internal
controls are adequate to safeguard the organization s
assets.
1.12 Copy of last Audit Report as performei by an independent
C.P.A.
1.13 Corporate Personnel Policies and Procedures. —
1.14 Job Description and Resumes for all positions funded in
whole or in part under this Agreement.
1.15 Acceptance of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular
A-110, Attachments "A" (Cash Depositaries), "B" (Bonding and
Insurance), "C" (Retention and Custodial Requirements for
Records), "F" (Standards for Financial Management Systems),
"H" (Monitoring and Reporting Progress Performance), "N"
(Property Management Standards), and "0" (Procurement
Standards), as modified by 24 CFR Part 570.502 (b),
"Applicability of Uniform Administrative Requirements," of
the Development and Housing Conservation Block Grant (CDBG)
Program regulations, Final. Rule, and provided as an
attachment to this Agreement (Attachment I).
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1.5 Copy o; iast Income Tax Return 'IRS Form �90).
ARTICLE II
2.v RECIORDS TO BE MAINTAINED.
2.1 COPiThACTOR shall establish and maintain sufficient records
to enable the CITY to determine whether the CONTRACTOR has
met the requirements of this part. At a minimum, the
following records are needed:
( a ) Records providing a full description of each activity
assisted (or being assisted) with CDBG funds, including
its location (if the activity has a geographical
locus), the amount of CDBG funds budgeted, obligated
and expended for the activity, and the provision in 24
CFR Subpart C under the CDBG Program regulations which
it is eligible.
(b) Records demonszrazing that each activity undertaken
meets one of the criteria set furth in 24 CFR 570.208
of the CDBG Program regulations.
2.2 SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED:
HOPE, Inc., proposes to implement program activities
designed to educate the general public, housing industry
groups and financial institutions, about fair housing rights
and their obligations concerning the availability of housing
opportunities. HOPE, Inc.'s proposed activities involve
developing informative educational material and media
campaigns targeted at persons throughout Miami in need of
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speci.ic or additional infurraati,)n on availability and f:i vt
housing rights. This project will work closely with puoiic
agencies, City of Miami civic associations, community - based
organizations, and other minority groups.
The outreach Project wi11 be designed to: inform all
persons of the availability of affordable housing
opportunities, develop mechanisms for identification of a
quick response to housing discrimination cases and
publishing a quarterly newsletter which will be expanded to
include the Education and Outreach component of its housing
program.
2.3 SCOPE OF SERVICES - GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
I. HOPE, Inc. 's Educational and Outreach Project will
develop informative educational materials and.pubiish
a quarterly newsletter designed to focus on housing
opportunities for Blacks, Hispanics, Haitians and
other minorities, sensitizing the community at equal
access and fair housing practices in Dade County.
II. A mass media campaign will be undertaken to target
consumers and vendors separately.
III. There will also be a hotline set up to.give victims of
alleged discrimination access to a local agency.
IV. Six workshops will be designed for civic associations,
community -based organizations, and victims of alleged
discrimination, as well as the development and
execution of two training seminars targeted at
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representatives of the housing industry -ir.L
professionals from financier institutions• Tt,e
workshops will explain the rights granted by fair
housing laws.
ARTICLE III
3.0 PROCEDURES
3.1 TIME OF PERFORMANCE
The term of this Agreement shall be from July 1 1992. to
June 30, 1993.
3.2 CITY AUTHORIZATION
For the purpose of this Agreement, the City of Miami
Department of Development and Housing Conservation
(hereinafter the "DEPARTMENT") will act on behalf of the
CITY in the fiscal control, programmatic monitoring, and
modification of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided
by this Agreement.
3.3 ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This instrument and its attachments constitute the only
Agreement of the parties hereto relating to said grant and
correctly sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of
each to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements,
promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set
forth in.this Agreement are of no force or effect.
3.4 OBLIGATION OF CONTRACTOR
The CONTRACTOR shall carry out the services as prescribed in
Article II, Section 2.2, services to be provided, in a
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jaw fuI, and proper manner, satisfactory to the CITY, ;n
accordance With the written policies, procedures, and
requirements as prescribed in this Agreement, as set forth
by the U -S. Department of Housing and Urbar. Developmant
THUD) and ...e City of Miami Department of Development and
Housine Conservation.
3.5 POLICIES AND PROCEDUP.ES '4ANUAL
CONTRACTOR is aware and accepts the policies and procedures
manual (Attachment 11) for Community Based Organizations as
the official document which outlines the fiscal,
administrative and Federal guidelines and which shall
regulate the day-to-day operations of the CONTRACTOR, which
is attached and incorporate herein and made a part of this
Agreement.
3.6 BONDING AND INSURANCE
CONTRACTOR shall maintain insurance and bonding coverages
acceptable to the CITY's Risk Management Division of the
Personnel Management Department. Prior to commencing any
activity under this Agreement, the CONTRACTOR shall furnish
to the CITY certificates of insurance and bonding indicating
that the CONTRACTOR is in compliance with the provisions of
this article.
CONTRACTOR shall provide the following coverages:
(a) Insurance coverage that reflects sound business
practices acceptable to the CITY's Risk management
Division of the Personnel Management Department.
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fib) r.L. t,y bonding for all persons handling funds
received or disbursed under this Agreement in an amount
equal to or greater than the maximum amount of cases
held at any one time. Ci TY shall be a primary
additional insured on all insurance policies and there
shall be no exclusions in such policies to override the
CITY coverage.
(c) Current liability insurance shall be rated by A.I..
Best's as to "A" Classification and "V" as to financial
size.
Compliance with the foregoing requirements shall not relieve the
CONTRACTOR of its liability and obligations under this section or
under any other section of this Agreement.
3.7 LEVEL OF SERVICE
Should start-up time for a program be required or any delays
in service occur, the Department of Development and Housing
Conservation is to be notified in writing immediately,
giving all pertinent details and indicating when service
shall begin and/or continue. It is understood and agreed
that the level of services, activities, and expenditures by
the CONTRACTOR, in existence prior to the initiation of
services hereunder, shall be continued and shall not be
reduced in any ray as a result of this Agreement. Programs
funded through this Agreement shall not result in the
displacement of employed workers, impair existing contracts
for services, or result in the substitution of funds
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allocated under this Agreement for other funds in c-jnnect-,Ln
wi":h work which would have been performed in "lie absence cf
this Agreement.
3.8 OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
(a) CONTTRACTOR shall comply with its obligations aL
described in Article II of this agreement. —
(b) CONTRACTOR shall carry out its Work Pr(..)gram in
compliance with all Federal laws and regulations
described in Subpart K of the CDBG Program regulation
24 CFR 570.600--612, (Attachment 1). —
(c) CONTRACTOR shall not assume the CITY's environmental —
responsibilities described at 24 CFR 570.604 of the
CDBG Program regulations, and the CITY's responsibility
for initiating the review process under Executive Order
12372 (Attachment I).
3.9 PROGRAM INCOME
Program income means gross income received by the CONTRACTOR.
which has been directly generated via the use of CDBG funds.
When such income is generated by an activity that is only
partially assisted with CDBG funds, the income shall be
prorated to reflect the percentage of CDBG funds used.
Program income generated by CDBG funded activities shall be
retained by CONTRACTOR and shall by used to only undertake
those activities specifically approved by the CITY on the
Work Program. All provisions of this Agreement shall apply
to such activities. Any program income on hand when the
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Agreement expires or received after such expiratlOn Khali h9
paid to the CITY, as required by 24 CFR 570.5J3tb)(8) cf ttce
CDBIG Program regulation.
CONTRACTOR shall submit a Program Income Report or, a monthly
basis along with the required monthly 'Mork Program Status
Report. The Program Income Report will identify CDBG
activities in which income was derived and how income has
been utilized.
3.10 REPORTS, AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS
The CONTRACTOR shall comply with the Federal Directive
required by the U.S. Depar-cment of Housing and Urban
Development (USHUD) to document that program activities are
provided for the benefit of low to moderate income persons.
In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations 24 CFR
Part 570.506, records shall be maintained for each activity
to determine that services benefit low and moderate income
persons.
At the request of CITY, CONTRACTOR shall transmit to CITY
written statements of CONTRACTOR's official policy on
specified issues relating to CONTRACTOR's activities. CITY
may carry out monitoring and evaluation activities,
including visits and observations by CITY staff; CONTRACTOR
shall ensure the cooperation of its employees and Board
members in such efforts. Any inconsistent, incomplete, or
inadequate information either received by the CITY or
obtained through monitoring and evaluation by the CITY,
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shall constitute good cause for the CITY to terminate this
Agreement at%any time thereafter.
ARTICLE IV
4.0 FUNDING
4.1 COMPENSATION
A. CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR, as maximum compensation for
the services required pursuant to Article II hereof,
$50,000.00.
B. CITY shall have the right to review and audit the
time records and related records of CONTRACTOR
pertaining to any payments by CITY.
C. All payments shall be reimbursements for expenditures
incurred only during the term of this Agreement, and in
compliance with the previously approved Line -Item
Budget. Such written request shall contain a statement
declaring and affirming that all expenditures were made
in accordance with the approved budget. All
documentation in support of such request shall be
subject to approval by CITY at the time the request is
made and all invoices are required to be paid by
CONTRACTOR prior to submission. All reimbursements
must be in line -item form and be in accord with this
Agreement. All expenditures must be verified by
original invoice with a copy of the check which was
used to pay that specific invoice, Within 60 days of
submitting reimbursement request, copies of the
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cancelled checks shall be submitted. in the event ths;
an invdice is paid by various funding sources, a copy
of the invoice may be submitted but must indicate the
exact amount paid by various funding sources equaling
the total of the invoice. No miscellaneous categories
shall be accepted as a line item in the budget.
Request for line -item changes are allowable, with prior
review and approval by the CITY. All line -item changes
must be made prior to the end of the term of the
Agreement.
D. Requests for payment should be made at least on a
monthly basis. Reimbursement requests should be
submitted to the CITY within thirty (30) calendar days
after the indebtedness has been incurred. Failure to
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comply mal result in the rejection for repayment of
those invoices within the reimbursement package which
do not meet this requirement.
CONTRACTOR must submit the final request for payment to
the CITY within 30 calendar days following the
expiration date or termination date of this Agreement.
If the CONTRACTOR fails to comply, all rights to
payment are forfeited and the CITY shall not honor any
request submitted after the aforesaid agreed upon
period.
F. Any payment due under this Agreement may be withheld
pending the receipt and approval by the CITY of all
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reports due from the CONTRACTOR as a par; of this
contract and any modifications thereto.
4.2 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
CITY reserves the right to audit the records of CONTRACTOR
at any time during the performance of this Agreement and for
a period of three years after final payment is made under
this Agreement. CONTRACTOR agrees to provide all financial
and other applicable records and documentation of services
to CITY. Any payment made shall be subject to reduction for
amounts included in the related invoice which are found by -
CITY, on the basis of such audit, not to constitute
allowable expenditures. Any payments made to CONTRACTOR
are subject to reduction for overpayments on previously =
= submitted invoices.
4.3 RECAPTURE OF FUNDS
CITY shall reserve the right to recapture funds when the
CONTRACTOR shall fail (i) to comply with the terms of this
Agreement or (ii) to accept conditions imposed by CITY at
1 the direction of the federal, state and local agencies.
4.4 CONTINGENCY CLAUSE
! Funding for this Agreement is contingent on the availability
of funds and continued authorization for program activities
and is subject to amendment or termination due to lack of
funds or authorization, reduction of funds, and/or change in
regulations.
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4.5 SEPARATION OF CHURL:,{/STATE
In aecurdarct with First amendment Church/State principles,
CDBG assistance may not be used for religious activities or
provided to primarily religious entities for any activities,
including similar activities, as directed by 24 CFR
570.200(j). CONTRACTOR shall comply with this provision
when entering into subcontracts.
ARTICLE V
5.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
5.1 INDEMNIFICATION
CONTRACTOR, shall pay on behalf of, and save CITY harmless
from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses,
and causes of action which may arise out of CONTRACTOR's
activities under this Agreement, including all other acts or
emissions to act on the part of CONTRACTOR, including any
person.acting for or on its behalf; from and against any
relevant orders, judgements, or decrees which may be entered
against the CITY; and from and against all costs, attorney's
= fees, expenses, and liabilities incurred by the CITY in the
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defense of any such claims or in the investigation thereof.
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completion of the services required pursuant tt:j
Agreement and shall become the property of CITY, xithuut
restriction or limitation on its use. CONTRACTOR agrees
that P-11 documents maintained and generated pursuant to this
contractual relationship between CITY and CONTRACTOR shall
be subJect to all provisions of the Public Records Law,
Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
It is further understood by and between the parties that any
document which is given by CITY to CONTRACTOR pursuant to
this Agreement shall at all time remain the property of CITY
and shall not be used by CONTRACTOR for any other purposes
whatsoever without the written consent of CITY.
5•4 AWARD OF AGREEMENT
CONTRACTOR warrants that it has not employed or retained any
person employed by the CITY to solicit or secure this
Agreement and that it has not offered to pay, paid, or
agreed to pay any person employed by the CITY any fee,
commission percentage, brokerage fee, or gift of any kind
contingent upon or resulting from the award of this
Agreement.
5.6 CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEM:E:r'P
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according tc
the laws of the State of Florida.
5.7 OBLIGATION TO RENEW
Upon expiration of the term of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR
agrees and understands that CITY has no obligation to renew
this Agreement.
5.8 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
CITY retains the right to terminate this Agreement at any
time prior to the completion of the services required
pursuant to this Agreement without penalty to CITY. In that
event, notice of termination of this Agreement shall be in
writing to CONTRACTOR, who shall be paid for those services
performed prior to the date of its receipt to the notice of
termination. In no case, however, shall CITY pay CONTRACTOR
an amount in excess c.f the total sum provided by this
Agreement.
It is hereby understood by and between CITY and CONTRACTOR
that any payment made in accoraance with this Section to
CONTRACTOR shall be made only if said CONTRACTOR is not in
default under the terms of this Agreement. If CONTRACTOR is
in default, then CITY shall in no way be obligated and
shall not pay to CONTRACTOR any sum whatsoever.
It is also understood that in accordance with 24 CFR 85.43-
44 of the CDBG rules and regulations, suspension or
termination may occur if CONTRACTOR fails to comply with any
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term of this Agreement, or if the CITY deems it convenient
to terminate- it.
5.9 REVERSION OF ASSETS
Upon expiration of this Agreement, the CONTRACTOR shall
transfer to the CITY any CDBG funds on hand at the time of
expiration and any accounts receivable attributable to the
use of CDBG funds.
Any real property that was acquired or improved by
CONTRACTOR in whole or in part with CDBG funds in excess of
$50,000 shall be either:
A. Used to meet one of the three (3) CDBG National.
Objectives set forth by 24 CFR 570.208 of the CDBG
Program regulations, until five (5) years after
expiration of this Agreement, or such longer period of
time as determined appropriate by the City; or
B. Disposed of in a manner resulting in the CITY being
reimbursed in the amount of the current fair market
value of the property less any portion thereof
attributable to expenditures of non-CDBG funds for
acquisition of, or improvements to, the property.
5.10 GENERAL CONDITIONS
A. All notices or other communications which shall or may
be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be delivered by personal service, or by
registered mail addressed to the other party at the
address indicated herein or as the same may be changed
from time to time. Such notice shall be deemed liven
on the clay on which personally served, or, if oy Mai;,
on the fifth day after being posted or the data of
actual receipt, whichever is earlier.
CITY OF 14IAKI CO1%1RAC T 0 R
Housing Opportunities Pro,ect
3500 Pan American Drive For Excellence, Inc.
Miami, Fla. 33133 19 West Flagler Street
Suite 214
Miami, Florida 33130
B. Title and paragraph headings are for convenient =
reference and are not a part of this Agreement.
C. In the event of conflict between the terms of this
Agreement and any terms or conditions contained in any
attached documents, the terms in this Agreement shall
control.
D. No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of
the same or any other provision hereof, and no waiver
shall be effective unless made in writing.
E. Should any provisions, paragraphs, sentences, words or
phrases contained in this Agreement be determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal
or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State
of Florida or the City of Miami, such provisions,
paragraphs, sentences, words or phrases shall be deemed
modified to the extent necessary in order to conform
with such lawn,. or if not modifiable to conform with
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such lags, then same shall oe deemed Severable, and ;.n
either event, the remaining terms and provisions of
this Agreement shall remain unmodified and in fu11
farce and effect.
5.11 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
CONTRACTOR and its employees and agents shall be deemed to
be independent contractors and not agents or employees of
the CITY, and shall not attain any rights or benefits under
the Civil Service or Pension Ordinances of CITY or any
rights generally afforded classified or unclassified
employees; further, they shall not be deemed entitled to the
Florida Worker's Compensation benefits and an employee of
the CITY.
5.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties herein,
— their heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors,
and assigns.
ARTICLE VI
6.0 CONTRACTOR CERTIFICATIONS
CONTRACTOR certifies that:
It possesses the legal authority to enter into this
Agreement by Way of a resolution, motion, or similar action
that has been duly adopted or passed as an official act of
that CONTRACTOR's governing bodyauthori7-in the execution
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of the Agreement, including all understandings and
`assurances contained herein, and directing and authorizing
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the person identified as the official representative of' :tj;;
CONTRACTOR tb act in connection with the Agreement and to
provide such additional information as may be required.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
instrument to be executed by the respective officials
thereunto duly authorized on the first date above written.
CITY OF MIAMI, a municipfti
Corporation of the State of
Florida
ATTEST:
MATTY HIRAI CESAR H. ODIO
CITY CLERK CITY MANAGER
ATTEST: CONTRACTOR: (HOPE)
HOUSING OPPORTU14ITIES FOR
PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE, INC.
19 WEST FLAGLER STREET
SUITE 214
CORPORATE SECRETARY MIAMI , FLORIDA 33130
PRESIDENT
SEAL
GUARANTEE
I in consideration of the City
of Miami's execution of the foregoing Agreement, the undersigned,
guarantee the performance of the terms and conditions in said
Agreement required to be performed by the CONTRACTOR including
but not limited to the provisions relating to default,
assurances, and certifications.
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Dated this day 01.
an individual By
individually
WITNESS:
APPROVED AS i0 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:
SUJAN S. CHHABRA, DIRECTOR
RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. QUINN JONES, III G.Crl,
CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDACA=1 1
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and Members May 51 1992
TO of the City Commissioner DATE <<
Resolution Approving an
SUBJECT Agreement with HOPE, Inc.
FROM : �'1
t + REFERENCES. _—
Cesar H. Odio.City Commission Meeting
City Manager ENCLOSURES of May 14, 1992
Recommendation:
It is respectfully recommended that
the attached resolution authorizing
into an agreement with Housing
Excellence, Inc., (HOPE), a Florida
provide an administrative grant in
implement fair housing enforcement
activities citywide.
BACKGROUND:
the City Commission approve
the City Manager to enter
Opportunities Project for
non-profit corporation, to
the amount of $25,000 to
and educational outreach
The Department of Community Development has analyzed the need to
enter into an agreement with HOPE, Inc., for the provision of
$25,000 in the form of a grant for the implementation of fair
housing enforcement and educational programs within the City to
assist residents participating in the City's housing activities.
HOPE, Inc., is presently assisting the Dade County's Equal
Opportunity Board in investigating housing discrimination
complaints by individuals attempting to rent or purchase Dade
County residential units. The agency was established as a result
of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Title III Grant to form a multi -ethnic private fair housing
agency in Dade County.
With the recommended allocation of $25,000, the agency can extend
its services to the federally funded City housing programs.
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and Members
T° of the City Commissioner
May 5, 1992
DATE �c
Resolution Approving an
SUBJECT Agreement with HOPE, Inc.
FROM REFERENCES .
Cesar H. Odio
City Commission Meeting
City Manager v `� ENCLOSURES -Of May 14, 1992
Recommendation:
It is respectfully recommended that
the attached resolution authorizing
into an agreement with Housing
Excellence, Inc., (HOPE), a Florida
provide an administrative grant in
implement fair housing enforcement
activities citywide.
BACKGROUND:
the City Commission approve
the City Manager to enter
Opportunities Project for
non-profit corporation, to
the amount of $25,000 to
and educational outreach
The Department of Community Development has analyzed the need to
enter into an agreement with HOPE, Inc., for the provision of
$25,000 in the form of a grant for the implementation of fair
housing enforcement and educational. programs within the City to
assist residents participating in the City's housing activities.
HOPE, Inc., is presently assisting the Dade County's Equal
Opportunity Board in investigating housing discrimination
complaints by individuals attempting to rent or purchase Dade
County residential units. The agency was established as a result
of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Title III Grant to form a multi -ethnic private fair housing
agency in Dade County.
F With the recommended allocation of $25,000, the agency can extend
' its services to the federally funded City housing programs.
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Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. • 19 West Flagler
VOL. 2 NO. 1
HOPE, INC.: AN UPDATE
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR
EXCELLENCE, INC. (HOPE, INC.) has amended its
by-laws to broaden the scope of its goals and objectives.
The public and private sector of Dade County are invited
to become involved in our quest to overcome the
catastrophic effect of housing disc,
by participating as individual or org
members and suppportingg HOPE, In
first Annual Membership/Contributio
Drive.
HOPE, Inc. was organized in
April of 1988 and later incorporated
in November of that year. HOPE,
Inc.'s operational format is
oriented towards the enforcement
of fair housing practices in Dade
County.
HOPE, Inc. is the only private
non-profit fair housing agency in
the state of Florida actively in-
volved in testing and education/
outreach. The' Housing Dis-
crimination Study" conducted in 25 major metropolitan
areas throughout the USA - (including Miami) which
revealed that Miami, Dayton and Cincinnati, had the
highest incidence of unfavorable treatment of
African -American renters - was completed in the Miami
area by HOPE, Inc.
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anizational Readers of IN
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sen
HOPE, Inc. is presently redirecting its program activi-
ties to broaden and strengthen the education/outreach
program. This program will be designed to increase
public awareness of the many programs formulated to
provide equal access to fair and affordable housing
and refer the public to agencies and financial institu-
tions that have programs designed to improve fair and
affordable housing opportunities in Dade County.
The Education/Outreach program activities will:
• Provide fair housing information to local CDBG
participabng communities, lending institutions
and housing providers.
• Maintain contact with local media in order to in-
crease media attention to fair housing issues:
• Conduct fair housing presentations for local units
of Government, Financial Institutions, members
of the housing industry and local citizens'
groups.
+ Publish 4 to 6 Newsletters annually.
AL
atty Hirai
City Clerk
We hope that you will support HOPE, Inc. in its fight to
overcome isolation and to strengthen equal opportunity
in housing. That support can be in the form of a financial
contribution, volunteering to serve as an auditor of fair
housing practices (fester) or serving on one of HOPE,
I 's Committees.
s newsletter may support the 1992
hip/Contribution Drive by completing
closed 1992 Membership Form and
ding it along with your check, in the
enclosed envelope to the office of
HOPE, Inc.
HOPE, Inc. has applied for a ruling
from the Internal Revenue Service
concerning its tax-exempt status
under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code.
It is anticipated that this ruling will be
obtained in the near future. Thus,
your donations may be tax-
deductible; they are certainly needed
and appreciated.
MIAMI RANKED IN TOP THREE IN UNFAVORABLE
TREATMENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN RENTERS
Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc.
(HOPE, Inc.), has received a report which revealed that
during the 1989 United States Housing & Urban
Development (US HUD) sponsored survey of rental and
Realtor practices in 25 Metropolitan areas, Miami,
Cincinnati and Dayton had the highest incidence of
unfavorable treatment of African -American renters. (Over
60 percent).
This report is the follow-up of the US HUD's "Housing
Discrimination Study", a national discrimination audit
conducted in the Miami area by HOPE, Inc. in the spring
and summer of 1989, and released on August 29, 1991.
The data from all the areas was pooled for the initial
analysis. The overall incidence of discrimination was
estimated to be as follows:
56% for African -American renters
50% for Hispanic renters
59% for African -American home buyers
56% for Hispanic home buyers
Marilyn Holifield of the law firm of Holland & Knight,
who has represented plaintiffs in housing discrimination
cases, stated she was not surprised to learn that Miami
had one of the highest incidence of unfavorable treatment
of African -American renters.
dousing
Opportanittes
Project for
Excellence Inc.
James* E. Howe
President
Eugenia Anderson
Secretary
Gwendolyn C-0y n.
Treasurer Nk \
Board Members
Sharlene Adelman
Maria Baeza
Max Castro, Ph,D
Audrey Finkelstein
` Suzanne Fishman
Caesar Phillips
Suzanne Salichs
Lanford A. Wray
William Thompson; Jr.
ExecuWe Dftector
Manuel Munoz, Jr.
T9stfng/Program Coordinator
PRE S II NT' S MESSAGE
One of the more interesting discussions I enjoyed In
the last year was with an especially insightful
executive. As we discussed the social c mate in our
community and the poison effect of housing discrimin-
ation, I referred to recent advances in fair housing law
which promised a better future. He acknowledged the
advance of law but lamented that, "you just can't
legislate morality".
hie's right, of course. But this leaves us with the
question, is,
can we do to effectively counter the
immorality which Is the root cause of housing discrimination?"
Well, one thing that seems to have effectively countered a good deal of the
highly public discrimination evident in the 1950's and 1960's was education.
People could not stand by and watch non-violent and peaceful demonstrators
being clubbed or having police dogs set loose on them without an overwhelm.
ing moral indignation. When people saw on their nightly newscasts these hor.
rific visions, they arose from complacency and complicity to say, "ENOUGH"1
Just as vicious to the victims, but so much morn invisible, is the daily
occurrence of housing discrimination. Families with children are denied
an equal opportunity for housing simply because they are a family with
childrenor from the wrong country, speak the wrong language or are the
wrong color ...
How can we educate the public about this largely invisible but very
frequent crime being committed in our midst? One way is through
lodging fair housing law suits to hold those responsible for discrimination
accountable in a court of law. This is an expensive and painful remedy for
all concerned. It tarnishes reputations and disrupts lives. Witnesses and
plaintiffs re -live the pain of rejection, etc.
A far better approach would be to educate the public sufficiently for
there to be a change in attitude about the morality of housing
discrimination. Perhaps we could reach a point where we as a nation, or
as a community, would recognize the destructive, if quiet, violence
wrought by denying people equal opportunity in that most basic of life's
choices; WHERE TO LIVE.
As HOPE, Inc. plans its future, we will rely as much as possible upon
community education as a remedy for changing our community. We will
be approaching institutions such as the news media, banks, schools, and
places of worship to help spread the message. Where it is necessary, we
will continue to secure the resources of outstanding law firms to seek
legal redress. But what a wonderful community we will have when we are
all better educated as to how good it feels to be fair and truthful when
meeting housing needs of our fellow human beings.
Picture what a truly integrated community would be like in Miami. Just
think, no more stereotypical notions about "unsafe neighborhoods",
areas to avoid because this group or that group dislike "my" group. It
sounds a little bit more like that sense of community we have all sought to
achieve but didn't know quite how. Well, the answer is "fair housing"
and the question you should ask yourself is, "what am I willing to do
about it?"
I hope you will read our newsletter and find a role for yourself as a
supporting member of HOPE, Inc. You can make a difference in the kind
of community we are sharing here in Miami. ,Of / /
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Jim Howe, President
EXECLTWV74 DIR,ECTOR,'S
MESSAGE
I AM HAPPY to ANNOUNCE that Housing Opportuni-
ties Project for Excellence, Inc. (HOPE, Inc.'s) "Private
Enforcement Testing" program has been funded for an-
other year. Metro -Miami Action Plan (MMAP) and US
Department of Housing and Urban Development (US
HUD) has awarded HOPE, Inc. the funds needed to fj-
nance the "Private Enforcement Testing Component" of
the Fair Housing Initiative Program for fiscal year 1992.
Once again Metro -Miami Action Plan (MMAP) has come through In our
hour of need with the funds required to supplement the grant from US HUD.
What will this grant accomplish?
First, it is clear that housing discrimination is a regular occurrence in Dade
County. Dayton, Cincinnati and Dade County were rated the three worst
areas in the United States in unlawful treatment of African -American renters
in a recently released US HUD survey.
Second, HOPE, Inc.'s Testing Program will provide the resources for
covert testing, that would not otherwise be available. HOPE, Inc. Is the
only non-profit fair housing agency In the state of Florida that does
testing on a regular basis.
Third, there is some evidence of positive behavioral change by housing
providers when financial damages are Imminent.
Finally, the Equal Opportunity Board (EOB) of Dade County, the local
housing enforcement agency, does not have the resources to effectively
enforce and investigate fair housing laws without the assistance of private
fair housing groups to do the Testing.
It is because of MMAP and US HUD that HOPE, Inc. will be able to
continue to adequately process the complaint activity of Dade County
residents who are denied access to fair and affordable housing.
The number of housing discrimination complaints will increase in the
upcoming year because of recent advertisements in the local media.
Television stations WSVN/7, WPLG/10 WBFS/33 & WDZL/39 are airing
advertisements identifying the resources available to process housing
discrimination complaints - The Miami Herald will begin printing the
advertisements shortly.
APRIL IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. Join us by taking part In as many of
the activities planned as possible. HOPE, Inc.'s Annual Poster Contest will
be held on APRIL 15, 1992, at 4.00 P.M. in the Metro -Dade building, 111
N.W. First Street, Miami, Florida.
On Saturday, April 25, 1992, Greater Miami Neighborhoods (GMN),
Metro -Miami Action Plan's Housing and Neighborhood Action Committee
and local Community Development Corporations (CDCs) will sponsor the
second annual picnic at Tropical Park for low income families who are, or
will be living in houses and apartments assisted through public/private
partnership of Metro- Dade County, the City of Miami and the private Sector.
HOPE, Inc. will hold its first Annual Meeting to elect members to its
Executive Board on JUNE 9, 1992 at 12.00 P.M. at the Metro- Dade Center,
111 N.W. First Street, Miami, Florida. Individual and Organizational
members MUST RSVP to receive a ballot that will Identify them as voting
members, to take part in the election. r/
Bill Thompson, Executive Director
HOPE, INC. is pleased to welcome and to
announce the addition of two (2) new
Board Members to its Executive Board In
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the person of Ms. Audrey Finkelstein and
Ms. Suzanne Fishman, who both have a
long history of community service and
serve on several boards.
We welcome their addition to the new
Ms. Audrey Finkelstein Ms. Suzanne Fishman and emerging Board of HOPE, INC.
Ms. Finkelstein is the Host of a regular community program, "Straight
Talk", on public radio WLRN/91.3 FM on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
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COMMUNITY OWR.EA►.CH
The Outreach Committee of
HOPE, Inc.'s Board is now
preparing for the 4th Annual Fair
Housing Essay & Poster Contest.
We are sponsoring the Fair
Housing Essay and Poster
Contest to celebrate and promote
the 25th anniversary of the
enactment of Title Vlll of the Civil
Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair
Housing Law).
The Essay Contest is open to all Dade County Public
Schools (DCPS) students in grades seventh (7th), eighth
(8th), and ninth (9th). The poster contest is open to all
DCPS students in grades kindergarten through sixth
(K-6).
This year the theme for both contests is MY
NEIGHBOR: MY FRIEND. Students are asked to depict
this theme through art work and essays. The poster
contest is divided Into two (2) categories: Kindergarten
(K) through third (3rd) grade, and fourth (4th) grade
through sixth (6th) grade, with a first, second and third
prize winner in each category. There will be a first,
second and third prize winner in the essay contest as
well. All winners receive cash, savings bonds and
ribbons.
HOPE, Inc., in conjunction with the Metropolitan Dade
County Equal Opportunity Board (EOB), and the
Metro -Miami Action Plan (MMAP), will be hosting a
reception to honor the winners of the Fair Housing
Essay and Poster Contest. The essays and posters of
the semi-finalists will be on display in the lobby of the
Metro -Dade Center, 111 NW 1 Street, throughout the
month of April.
The reception took place on Wednesday, April 15,
1992, 4:00 PM, at the Metro -Dade Center. Dr. D. Marvin
Jones, Professor at the University of Miami School of
Law, addressed those in attendance. Dr. Jones is a civil
rights attorney who has over fifteen years of fair housing
and overall discrimination -related experience. I wish to
extend a warm welcome to him and look forward to his
working with HOPE, Inc., in the future.
During the months of November, December and Janu-
ary, the Outreach Committee addressed over four hundred
(400) children at Sunset and Hammocks Elementary
Schools. As part of our ongoing educational program we
discuss fair housing and other related topics and en-
courage discussion. Coloring books depicting fair housing
themes are distributed, along with crayons.
We recently received over five hundred (500) boxes of
Crayola crayons from Binney & Smith Inc., of
Pennsylvania. We are grateful to Mr. Stanley C. Strauss,
Vice -President & General Manager of their Institutional
Products Division, for donating these crayons, which will
enable us to continue our outreach program.
The Outreach Committee will place special emphasis on
the educational programs during the months of March
and April. We intend to address over eight (8) schools
and will begin making presentations to senior high
schools and private schools as well.
WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH SINCE OUR
INCEPTION, YET OUR EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE
DISCRIMINATION HAVE JUST BEGUNI
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uzanne Saiichs
Chairperson, HOPE,Inc.
Outreach Committee
Board members at one of HOPE Inc.'s monthly board meetings. (From left, Ms. Suzanne Fishman, Eugenia Anderson, Mr. James Halle,
Ms. Suzanne Salichs, Mr. Unford Wray. Mr. Bill Thompson, Ms. Gwen Covington, and Mr. Marcos Regalado)
LOCAL
c�ijc Miami iicraW
Saturday, August 31, 1991
HUD survey finds ethnic housing
bias
Blacks, Hispanics have harder time buying or
renting
By David Hess
Herald Washington Bureau
. More than half of black and Hispanic home.
seekers in America face racial bias in their efforts to
rent or buy housing, a sturdy by the U.S. Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development indicates.
The survey of rental and Realtor practices in 25
metropolitan areas, including Miami and Orlando,
represented a cross-section of American communi-
ties. Housing auditors found that the overall incid-
ence of discrimination was 59 percent for prospec-
tive black home -buyers and 56 percent for black
renters, and 56 percent for Hispanic home -buyers
and 50 percent for Hispanic renters.
A comparable study of housin,9 practices in 40
areas in 1977 turned up similar findings of dis-
crimination, but significant differences in the way the
new study was conducted make a direct com-
parison impossible, a HUD spokesman said.
The latest survey was conducted in the spring
and summer of 1989 for HUD by the Urban Institute,
a private, nonprofit public- policy center, and Syra-
cuse University.
Newspaper ads for housing were randomly seiect-
`ed in each region and teams of white and minority
A HOME -LOAN REPORT CARD
Oc Miami i1craO
October 22, 1991
BLACKS REJECTED MORE THAN
OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS
More than one in every five blacks applying for
home loans in .Dade County are turned down by
banks the highest rejection rate for any ethnic
group, the federal government reported Monday.
r a Miami -area figures were released as the govern-
ment documented for the first time that lenders na-
tionwide turned down blacks for loans far more
often than whites, Asian -Americans and Hispanics,
no matter what their income.
In Dade County, prospective home buyers who
are white are the least likely to be turned down for
. a loan; Hispanic applicants are slightly more likely
to be rejected. The denial rate for blacks in Dade is
tower than for blacks in several other major cities,
such as Atlanta, Dallas, New York and Boston.
: "On the surface, it's going to appear that a lot of
lenders are discriminatory", said Debra Clements,
an analyst with the agency that did the study, the
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
"You may have high -income minorities getting
denied, but there's no way of knowing whether they
had bad credit".
Still, the report disturbed the banking industry.
auditors were sent to sales and rental agents to ask
about the availability of units. In each case, the mi-
nority applicants were financially capable of occu-
pying the rental unit or buying the house for sale.
Most of the advertised units were in pre-
dominantly white neighborhoods.
The study showed that minority applicants were
thwarted or discouraged in several ways.
In some instances, they were told the unit already
had been rented or sold. In others, they were
shown only one unit, perhaps in a less desirable lo-
cation, and not told about the availability of others.
In still other cases, they were "steered" to apart-
ments or properties in predominantly black or His-
panic neighborhoods.
"Black renters are shown fewer units than compa-
rable whites 32 percent of the time, and are [told
about] fewer units 22 percent of the time," the study
said. "Hispanic renters face a 27 percent chance of
being shown fewer units than comparable Anglos,
and a 19 percent chance of having fewer units re-
commended."
A similar pattern exists in the sales market, the
study said.
HUD's auditors found that "real estate agents pro-
vide substantially different information to minority
and majority customers about sources of financing
and are more likely to offer assistance to white
Anglos in obtaining financing".
Discriminatory behavior by agents, the study said,
is lower for higher -priced houses and higher for low-
cost housing.
Intensive surveys were conducted in New York,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and San Antonio.
"We are very concerned about this statistics", said Rob
Dugger, chief economist for the American Bankers As-
sociation.
This is the first time federal law has required public
release of internal bank information on the race, sex
and income level of people who are denied home loans.
"I'm not prepared to say there's discrimination until
we get further into it", said council Chairman John
LaWare, who called the findings "worrisome". He called
for closer looks at selected lenders to find out why they
reject minority applicants.
The figures were compiled from 6.4 million loan appli-
cations submitted to 9,300 lenders in 1990.
Though the numbers take applicants' incomes into
account, they don't consider applicants'credit and em-
ployment histories.
However, Chris Lewis of the Association of Commu-
nity Organizations for REFORM NOW, or ACORN, said
the figures were "not only an indictment of the banking
system but a testament to the inadequacy of regulatory
efforts to eliminate mortgage discrimination".
Other lending patterns:
Women are no more likely than men to be rejected:
19.9 percent of women's applications were rejected
compared with 20 percent from men. The denial rate
for couples was 14.2 percent.
There are ethnic disparities even among affluent
people trying to buy a house. In the highest income
group, the denial rates were 21.4 percent for blacks,
15.8 percent for Hispanics, 11.2 percent for Asians and
8.5 percent for whites.
NATIONAL HOUSING DISCRIMINATION NEWS UPDATE
ADVERTISING BIAS CASE SETTLES FOR
NEARLY HALF A MILLION IN DAMAGES AND
REMEDIAL ADS.
The N.Y. Open Housing Center, a private Fair Hous-
ing group, together with tour Black individuals, De-
borah and Luther Rapin, and Renaye and Jerome
Cuyler, are the plaintiffs in a law suit filed four years
ago against Three Towers Associates, a de-
veloper/owner and Steiner, Clateman and Associates,
their marketing and sales agent. The case was set-
tled on November 18, 1991, when the defendants
agreed to pay $245,000 in damages and the costs for
extensive remedial display advertising over the next
four years that must include Black human models.
SOUTH CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE COMPANY
PAYS $317,000 FOR DIFFERENTIAL
TREATMENT
The Management company, Beaumont Property
Management Co., Inc., that operates about 10,000
apartments in about 250 buildings throughout
Southern California, one of the area's largest
apartment management companies, has been directed
to pay $317,000 in reparation/compensation, train its
employees to comply with civil rights laws, and
prohibit from discriminating.
The decision, handed down in Los Angeles Superior
Court in December 1990, came in a case involving six
African Americans who received "significantly dif-
ferential treatment than Caucasians at seven Beau-
mont buildings and one building that was formerly
operated by Beaumont".
COLORADO TRAILER PARK DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST FAMILY COSTS $24,000
. Family status was a motivating factor in denial of a
mobile home to a Glenwood Springs, Colorado family
byy a 45 unit park, whose owner was ordered to pay
$24,297. $14,297 to the complainant, including $5,000
for emotional distress, $7,362 for alternative housing
and $1,935 for other actual damage.
A civil penalty for $10,000 was also paid to HUD.
BRIDGEPORT INTERRACIAL COUPLE
AWARDED $7,500
A Bridgeport interracial couple has received a
$7,500 settlement of a race discrimination case before
the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and
Opportunities, after they were allegedly denied an
apartment because they were an interracial couple.
BUFFALO LANDLORD PAYS $13,317 FOR
REFUSAL TO RENT TO PREGNANT WOMAN
Refusal of a Buffalo, N.Y. landlord to rent to a
pregnant woman, resulted in an award totalling
$13,317. Complainant Dianne Tamberelli, received
$4,211 for emotional distress, and actual damages.
Housing Opportunity Made Equal (HOME) of Buffalo,
got $5,081 for actual damages and for future
monitoring, testing and training of the rental company.
HUD got a civil penalty of $4,025.
ATLANTA APARTMENTS PAY $20,000 FOR
FAMILY DISCRIMINATION
The Riverside House Apartments of Atlanta paid a
familyy $10,000 and Metro Fair Housing Services
$10,000, to settle a family discrimination case in
Federal District Court.
The Civil Rights Division of the US Department of
Justice had filed the suit on the claim of family status
discrimination against Gladys Holmes. The US alleged
that "the defendants have refused to rent to families
with children and have Imposed different terms and
conditions In the rental of dwellings on account of
familial status".
SOUTH SUBURBAN CENTER PAID
$31,000 BY INDIAN OAKS MOBILE PARK
The South Suburban Housing Center (Chicago) will
be paid $31,000 by the Indian Oaks Mobile Home
Park, Inc., for separating families with children from
other residents of the park.
COMPANY SETTLES HOUSING BIAS SUIT
Group in Southern California Agrees to Pay
$1.1 Million in'89 Apartment Case
LOS ANGELES, Dec.14, 1991
(AP) — A property management company will pay
1.1 million to settle a lawsuit charging, that mino-
rity rental applicants were denied housing by a
manager who ordered employees to signal the ap-
plications of blacks by drawing "happy faces" on
them.
Investment Concepts, Inc. based in Orange, Cali-
fornia, without admitting wrongdoing, agreed to the
settlement to avoid a trial, said the company's
lawyer, Michello Snadeh.
The settlement also places more than 5,000
Southern California apartments managed by Con-
cepts under court supervision to Insure that dis-
crimination does not occur.
"This case sends a message, and the message is
that racism in the private housing market will not be
tolerated", said Bert Voorhees, the lawyer who
brought the suit.
The suit was filed on behalf of a former assistant
manager of a Palmdale apartment building, Annette
Caracciolo, and an unknown number of black and
hispanic applicants who may have been unfairly
denied housing at the complex.
Ms. Caracciolo said she was instructed to put
"happy face" drawings on forms submitted by black
applicants, the 1989 suit said. She claimed she lost
her job when she refused.
Anna and Johnnie Reese joined the lawsuit,
saying they were turned away because Mr. Reese is
black. Mrs. Reese, who is white, had visited the
complex without her husband and said she was told
units were available.
About 100 families have already applied for
damage payments of $1,500.
Twenty-five percent of the award will go toward
organizations that fight housing discrimination.
Ms. Snadeh said Investment Concepts' insurance
carriers agreed to pay $975,000 of the award and
the company would pay less than $200,000.
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CITY OF NIIWDEVELOPS AFFORDABr% HOUSING IN _-
THE ALLAPAT Au MO
y OEL CITY, COCON 7F GROVE AND
WINWOOD NEIGHBORHOODS
rgy Jeffery B. Hepburn
Construction is currently underway on ten (10) new single family homes on scattered sites in the City's Community
pevelopment Target Areas. Each of the 3-bedroom/2 -bath. 1,300 sq.ft. sing!e family homes are being sold for $59,900
and will be purchased and occupied by low and/or moderate income homebuyers. The monthly payment for each of the
ton (10) homes will average around $425 per month. Additional single family homes will be developed at the following
locations:
Model Clty
1741A NW 55th St.
17418 NW 55th St.
1601
NW 52nd St.
1328
NW 59th St.
720
NW 52nd St.
724
NW 52nd St.
1179
NW 60th St.
1590
NW 58th St.
5550
NW 14th St.
1360
NW 59th St.
5845
NW 12th Ave.
Coconut Grove
3455 Margaret St.
3794 Florida Ave.
3648 Florida Ave.
3322 William Ave.
3780 Frow Avenue
Wynwood
42 NW 35th St.
38 NW 35th St.
Model of single family home under the Scattered Site Affordable
Homeownership Program.
Four homes were completed and sold in Alapattah through the City of Miami's scattered site affordable home
ownership development program.
The single family homes are located at:
Allapattah
1221 NW 26th St.
779 NW 59th St.
3247 NW 11th Ave.
1111 NW 32nd St.
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT FOR EXCELLENCE, INC. (HOPE,INC.) WILL
HOLD THE FIRST ANNUAL ELECTION FOR ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD
Fifteen (15) members of HOPE, Inc. will be elected
as Executive Board members at the Annual Meeting
which will be held on June, 9, 1992. The terms of the
members elected at the first Annual Meeting will be
?'staggered so that one-third (5) will expire each year at
the annual meeting.
a At the first annual meeting (June 1992), the five (5)
candidates to the board receiving the greatest number
Of votes.will be elected to a term of three (3) years.
The five (5) candidates receiving the next highest
number of votes shall be elected to a term of two (2)
years -and the five (5) candidates receiving the next
highest number of votes will be elected to a term of
one (1) year.
Persons willing to actively serve as members of the
Executive Board and who are individual or
organizational members of HOPE, Inc., will be eligible
for nomination to serve as members of the executive
board.
All nominees must be eligible voting members of
HOPE, Inc. Any person determined to be in conflict of
interest with respect to the goals and objectives of
HOPE, Inc. will be ineligible for nomination to be a
candidate for the Executive Board.
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IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN...
You have a right to the housing of your choice. Housing dis-
crimination against families with children is no longer legal in any
state in the nation. This means that families cannot be denied the
housing of their choice simply because they have children. The law
protects pregnant women, families with children adults serving as
i guardians for children, and those in the process of obtaining legal
custody of children such as those who are adopting).
How to recognize housing discrimination
Landlords and real estate agents usually don't say, "We don't
accept kids." Suspect housing discrimination when these types of
comments are made:
• 'We take younger children, but teenagers will disturb the other
tenants."
• "Sure we rent to families with kids, but we'll need an extra
security deposit."
• "Only 3 people are allowed in a 2-bedroom apartment."
• "Children are only allowed In the basement and first floor units."
• "Our 'kids' building Is full."
• "This complex isn't suitable for children - no playground or open
space."
e "Sorry, a parent and child cannot share a bedroom."
In some very narrow circumstances, it is legal to exclude families
with children from an apartment or house of their choice. Housing
complexes designed for older persons can exclude families if they
meet certain strict criteria:
• every one In the building Is over 62 years of age;
• or 80% of the units have at least cne occupant over age 55 and
the building provides slaniflcant facilitles and services to meet
the needs of older persons;
• or the building is part of a federal or state program that provides
housing for elderly people.
Federal law allows owners renting a room or unit in a building with
no more than four units to exclude families with children 9 the owner
lives in one of the units. Some state/local fair housing laws, how-
ever, do not provide this exemption.
Housing
Opportunities
Project for
Excellence Inc.
19 W. Flagier St., Suite 214 o Miami, FL 33130
WHERE TO GET HELP
If you have children and suspect you have experienced housing
discrimination, contact:
• Housing Opportunities Project for Exceflence, Inc.
(HOPE, Inc.) (305) 374.460
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Dove,opment (US
HUD) 1(800) 889-9777; TDD: 1(800) 927-9275
• Your state or local civil/human rights organization.
FAIR HOUSING IS THE LAW IN DADE COUNTY
CHAPTER 11A of the Metropolitan Dade County Code states:
IT iS ILLEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PERSON
BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN,
AGE ANCESTRY, MARITAL OR FAMILIAL STATUS, PHYSICAL OR
MENTAL HANDICAP.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT
If you were told a housing accommodation was not avail-
able and it really was;
or
If you were denied the opportunity to buy or rent housing
accommodation;
or
If you were offered different terms or conditions for buying or
renting;
or
If an advertisement states that housing is available only to
certain persons
CALL: THE iViETROPOLITAN DADE
COUNTY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
BOARD: 375-5272
111 North West First Street • Suite 250
Miami, Florida 33128
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